You Can’t Take it with You: Charity & Your Estate

October 2016

Do you donate money to chari-ty each year? Perhaps you donate to an organization dedicated to finding a cure for an awful disease that has affected your life or the life of a loved one. Perhaps you choose to benefit organizations that support and encourage positive growth in our youth. Perhaps you are an animal lover and choose to support the local animal shelter or abuse prevention organiza-tion. Most everyone has a cause that is near and dear to his or her heart.

Many people give charitable gifts each year, which is commendable. If you are charitably inclined but con-cerned that if you are too generous you may not be able to comfortably support yourself for the rest of your lifetime, consider making charitable gifts that will take effect only when you have passed away.

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